Election guides by ABC election analyst Antony Green, results, statistics, news and more.
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2016 Canterbury, Orange & Wollongong By-election
NSW faces by-elections in the state seats of Canterbury, Orange and Wollongong on 12 November. In Orange the Baird government is defending a National party seat against opponents of the government’s ban on greyhound racing, while in Wollongong Labor faces a challenge from Wollongong Lord Mayor Gordon Bradbery.
2016 US election
8 November: Explore the latest news and analysis on the 2016 US presidential election campaign.
2016 Australian Capital Territory Election
The ACT goes to the polls on 15 October for the ninth election since self-government and the first to be held for an expanded 25 seat Legislative Assembly.
2016 Northern Territory Election
Voters in the Northern Territory go to the polls on 27 August to give their opinion on the last four years of Country Liberal government.
2016 Toowoomba South By-election
Two weeks after the LNP’s John McVeigh won the Federal seat of Groom, voters in the Queensland seat of Toowoomba South go to the polls to select his replacement as state MP.
2016 Federal Election
Australia will go to the polls on July 2 after a double dissolution of Parliament called by Malcolm Turnbull, our fourth prime minister since 2007. Read Antony Green's take on how this election campaign will unfold, and what led us to this point.
2016 State Referendum plus Brisbane City Council Election
Queensland voters will go to the polls on 19 March to vote in a referendum on fixed four year terms, as well as to elect the state's local government bodies. That includes electing a new Lord Mayor and Council for Australia's largest local government authority, Brisbane City Council.
2015-16 NSW Federal Redistribution
14 January 2016: Electoral boundaries have been finalised reducing New South Wales from 48 to 47 seats ahead of the 2016 Federal election.
2015 North Sydney by-election
5 December: The resignation of former Treasurer Joe Hockey has created a by-election in his traditionally safe seat of North Sydney.
2015 WA State Redistribution
The electoral boundaries on which the 2017 Western Australian election will be fought have been finalised. A rural seat has been replaced by a new seat in southern Perth.
2015 WA Federal Redistribution
5 November: New electoral boundaries have been finalised creating a 16th House of Representatives electorate for Western Australia.
2015 Polwarth & South-West Coast by-elections
31 October - Voters in Victoria’s western districts are set to vote in by-elections following the resignation of former Transport and Roads Minister Terry Mulder in Polwarth, and former Premier Denis Napthine in South-West Coast.
2015 Canning by-election
19 September: The death of Liberal MP Don Randall has caused a by-election in the outer Perth seat of Canning. Twelve months out from a Federal election, it will be a crucial test of electoral strength for the government and opposition.
NSW Election 2015
New South Wales Liberal Premier Mike Baird leads his government into the 2015 election with an enormous majority in Parliament, well ahead in Preferred Premier ratings, but with a narrowing lead over Labor in polls of voting intention.
2015 Gippsland South By-election
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14 March: Voters in the Victorian seat of Gippsland South will go to the polls following the retirement of former Nationals Leader and Deputy Premier Peter Ryan.
2015 Queensland election
31st January: In an attempt to preserve his record majority, Premier Campbell Newman has called a snap Queensland election for 31 January, the nation's first January election in more than a century.
2015 Davenport by-election
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31 January: Voters in the Adelaide state seat of Daveport will go to the polls on 31 January following the resignation of Liberal MP Iain Evans
2014 Fisher By-Election
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6 December: Voters in the Adelaide state seat of Fisher will go to the polls on 6 December following the death of Independent MP Bob Such.
2014 Victorian Election
29 November: After the Coalition’s unexpected victory in November 2010, the Napthine government goes into November’s Victorian state election as underdog. Labor Leader Daniel Andrews will be hoping to return Labor to office after just one term of opposition.
2014 Charlestown and Newcastle By-elections
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25 October 2014: The revelation to an ICAC inquiry of illegal developer donations at the 2011 state election has led to the resignation of the Liberal members for Charlestown and Newcastle. With both seats having been safe Labor seats until the 2011 election landslide, Labor is favourite to gain both seats ahead of the state election in March.
2014 Vasse By-election
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18 October 2014: Voters in the Western Australian seat of Vasse, centred on Busselton in the state's south-west, will go to the polls following the resignation of MP Troy Buswell. A former Liberal Leader, state Treasurer and Transport Minister, Buswell departs after what can be described as an eventful political career.
2014 Casuarina By-election
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18 October 2014: Voters in the northern Darwin seat of Casuarina will go to the polls on 18 October following the resignation of Labor MP Kon Vatskalis. It will be the third by-election since the Country Liberals returned to government in August 2012.
2014 Scottish Independence Referendum
18 September: Scotland is voting on whether to leave the United Kingdom and become an independent country. Find background on the referendum and follow the count through the day on Friday 19 September.
2014 Stafford By-election
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19 July: The Newman government faces a difficult by-election test in the inner-northern Brisbane seat of Stafford following the resignation of LNP member Dr Chris Davis.
2014 Tasmanian Legislative Council Elections
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3 May: Voters in the Tasmanian Legislative Council seats of Huon and Rosevears go back to the polls on 3 May in the state's annual upper house elections. After winning March's state election, the Liberal Party have nominated candidates for both seats.
